Word: stiffness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work at present is rather stiff as most of the men intend to enter in one of the three meetings next week; the Harvard class games on Tuesday; the Boston Athletic Association meeting on Thursday; and the Harvard University games on Saturday. The Harvard-Yale meeting is also near at hand. In the latter only a limited number of men can be entered by each college and the Harvard men will be practically the same as those to be entered for the Intercollegiate meeting on the thirtieth...
...varsity crew rowed on the river Saturday afternoon in spite of the fact that the stiff wind made the water very rough. The boat was made up as follows: Stroke, Captain Perkins; 7, Kelton '93; 6, Vail '93; 5, Rantoul '92; 4. Powers '92; 3, Shaw '94; 2, Lynam M. S.; bow, Jones '92. C. F. Adams sat in the coxswain seat and coached the crew. Newell '94 has returned to college and is again training with the crew. On Saturday he and Watriss '92 went out in the pair-oar with Cobb '94 for coxswain. After a while Adams...
With the exception of a stiff wind blowing down the river yesterday the day was most excellent for rowing. About 3 o'clock Captain Perkins and Shaw went out in the pair-oar, while Charlie Hart steered for them. Captain Parker of the '91 crew afterwards took Hart's place until 4.15 when the 'varsity men were ready to take out the barge. The men rowed as on Monday, except that Powers '92 rowed...
...Maynard, 154. He is stiff, breaks his arms too soon, does not swing from his hips, is very slow at full reach, hurries his finish, is slow on his shoot, and kicks his slide...
...substitutes, Pike, 160, is acting as stroke at present. He is stiff, does not swing from his hips, meets his oar, and kicks his slide...